# Retrospective

This blog will go over how to use [Retros](https://delivery.usehaystack.io/team/retrospective) page in Haystack.

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## Multiple Sprints / Weeks <a href="#h_3a442a572a" id="h_3a442a572a"></a>

*Note: Retrospective page has different views for Kanban & Sprints boards. The Kanban version will be a trimmed down version of the Sprint one.*

### Completion Rate <a href="#h_644d874c5f" id="h_644d874c5f"></a>

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Only available in Sprint teams.
{% endhint %}

Completion Rate metric changes based on[ Issues vs Points setting](#h_cd813559c8).

* **Issues Calculation**: `Issues Completed in Sprint / Total Issues in Sprint`
  * **Issues Completed in Sprint**: In the end of a sprint, any issue that is still part of sprint and has Status Category as `Done`
  * **Total Issues in Sprint**: In the end of a sprint, any issue that is still part of sprint.
* **Points Calculation**: `Story Points Completed in Sprint / Total Story Points in Sprint`
  * **Points Completed in Sprint**: In the end of a sprint, any issue that is still part of sprint and has Status Category as `Done` .
  * **Total Points in Sprint**: In the end of a sprint, any issue that is still part of sprint.

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***Note:***

* You can check every issue that was included in the calculation by [drilling inside specific Sprint/Week Reports.](#h_b24df9c819)
* For "Points Calculations" if an issue does not have story points attached to it, it is simply counted as 0.
* Haystack uses Status Category to standardized Completion Rate across different teams
* You can read more about [What is Status Category?](https://help.usehaystack.io/faq/what-is-status-category)

### Issues Completed <a href="#h_4338c3aeae" id="h_4338c3aeae"></a>

{% hint style="info" %}
Available for both Kanban & Sprint teams.
{% endhint %}

Issue Completed metric changes based on [Issues vs Points setting](https://help.usehaystack.io/en/articles/9174347-retrospective#h_970f635696)[.](#h_cd813559c8)

* **Issues Calculation**: `Issues Completed in Sprint/Week`
  * **Issues Completed in Sprint/Week**: In the end of a sprint/week, any issue that is still part of sprint/week and has Status Category as `Done`
* **Points Calculation**: `Story Points Completed in Sprint/Week`
  * **Points Completed in Sprint/Week**: In the end of a sprint/week, any issue that is still part of sprint/week and has Status Category as `Done` .

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***Note:***

* You can check every issue that was included in the calculation by [drilling inside specific Sprint/Week Reports.](#h_b24df9c819)
* For "Points Calculations" if an issue does not have story points attached to it, it is simply counted as 0.
* Haystack uses Status Category to standardized Completion Rate across different teams
* You can read more about [What is Status Category?](https://help.usehaystack.io/faq/what-is-status-category)
* For Kanban teams it's end of week, for Sprint teams it's end of Sprint

### Scope Change <a href="#h_ea038e84a1" id="h_ea038e84a1"></a>

{% hint style="info" %}
Only available in Sprint teams.
{% endhint %}

Scope Change metric changes based on [Issues vs Points setting](https://help.usehaystack.io/en/articles/9174347-retrospective#h_970f635696)[.](#h_cd813559c8)

* **Issues Calculation**: `# of Issues Start of Sprint - # of Issues End of Sprint`
* **Points Calculation**: `# of Story Points Start of Sprint - # of Story Points End of Sprint`

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***Note:***

* You can check every issue that was included in the calculation by [drilling inside specific Sprint/Week Reports.](#h_b24df9c819)
* Statuses of an issue does not effect the metric. As long as the issue is in sprint it will be counted.
* For "Points Calculations" if an issue does not have story points attached to it, it is simply counted as 0.

### Investments <a href="#h_e1bf47e112" id="h_e1bf47e112"></a>

{% hint style="info" %}
Available for both Kanban & Sprint teams.
{% endhint %}

Investments metric changes based on [Issues vs Points setting](https://help.usehaystack.io/en/articles/9174347-retrospective#h_970f635696)[.](#h_cd813559c8)

* **Issues Calculation**: `Issues Completed in sprint/week tagged as given investment`
  * **Issues in sprint tagged as given investment**: In the end of a sprint, any issue that is still part of sprint and has Status Category as `Done` & tagged as given Investment
* **Points Calculation**: `Story Points in sprint/week tagged as given investment`
  * **Story Points in sprint tagged as given investment**: In the end of a sprint, any issue that is still part of sprint and has Status Category as `Done` & tagged as given Investment

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Learn how to [setup Investment Categories](#h_54589b839b)
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*Note:*

* You can check every issue that was included in the calculation by [drilling inside specific Sprint/Week Reports.](#h_b24df9c819)
* For "Points Calculations" if an issue does not have story points attached to it, it is simply ignored.
* Haystack uses Status Category to standardized Completion Rate across different teams
* You can read more about [What is Status Category?](https://help.usehaystack.io/faq/what-is-status-category)
* For Kanban teams it's end of week, for Sprint teams it's end of Sprint

## Single Sprint / Week <a href="#h_b24df9c819" id="h_b24df9c819"></a>

You can click on any week/sprint and drill-in into that specific report.

You can check more about Retros Report

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### Sprint Goals <a href="#h_c48aef1151" id="h_c48aef1151"></a>

In Jira you can set [sprint goals](https://cdn.zappy.app/ed295ae6dc30f1b4c39e787b983f5806.png). You can see the goals set in Jira inside Haystack.

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### Completion Rate <a href="#h_2ab3ef177a" id="h_2ab3ef177a"></a>

{% hint style="info" %}
Only available in Sprint teams.
{% endhint %}

Read more on [How is Completion Rate Calculated?](#h_2ab3ef177a)

Clicking on "See details" button will show a [modal](https://cdn.zappy.app/df453f24d8ba413fe84c0128d7dce6c6.png) with every issue that Haystack used to calculated this metric.

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### Planned vs. Injected <a href="#h_5970b5143a" id="h_5970b5143a"></a>

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Only available in Sprint teams.
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* **Committed Issue**: Any issue that was inside the sprint before the sprint started.
* **Injected Issue**: Any issue that was added to the sprint after the sprint started.

Issue Completed metric changes based on [Issues vs Points setting](https://help.usehaystack.io/features/retrospective)[.](#h_cd813559c8)

* **Issues Calculation**: Issues that are tagged as commited or injected
* **Points Calculation**: Points of Issues that are tagged as commited or injected

Clicking on "See details" button will show a [modal](https://cdn.zappy.app/66cc81368bdb369fa82845ae2fc80b19.png) with every issue that Haystack used to calculated this metric.

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**Note:**

* To handle edge cases, after a sprint has started, if any issue has been added to the sprint with-in a 10 minute period, Haystack considered them as "Committed Issues". After this grace period ends, all issues added the to sprint will be counted as "Injected Issue"
* For "Points Calculations" if an issue does not have story points attached to it, it is simply counted as 0.

### Investment Categories <a href="#h_54589b839b" id="h_54589b839b"></a>

{% hint style="info" %}
Available for both Kanban & Sprint teams.
{% endhint %}

Read more on [How is Investments are Calculated?](#h_e1bf47e112)

Clicking on "See details" button will show a [modal](https://cdn.zappy.app/cdd01e9f0400b8dad76b4fb0116cfbe9.png) with every issue that Haystack used to calculated this metric.

{% hint style="info" %}
Learn how to [setup Investment Categories](https://help.usehaystack.io/setup/organization/investments)
{% endhint %}

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### Epic Progress <a href="#h_78ca46d76f" id="h_78ca46d76f"></a>

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Available for both Kanban & Sprint teams.
{% endhint %}

The bar for each epic shows

* **Blue**: % of issues completed outside of sprint
* **Green**: % of issues completed during of sprint
* **Gray**: % of issues not completed

Clicking on "See details" button will show a [modal](https://cdn.zappy.app/9341080fabb76ccd5f2e20e93f069212.png) with every issue that Haystack used to calculated this metric.

Read more on [How is Epic Progress is Calculated?](https://help.usehaystack.io/features/epics)

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See [epics page](https://help.usehaystack.io/features/epics) for a broader view
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### Release Notes <a href="#h_46db9ae9d6" id="h_46db9ae9d6"></a>

{% hint style="info" %}
Available for both Kanban & Sprint teams.
{% endhint %}

Opens Release notes for that sprint.

{% hint style="info" %}
See [release notes](https://help.usehaystack.io/features/release-notes) for a broader view
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## Customizable Views <a href="#h_2db1f329f1" id="h_2db1f329f1"></a>

### Issues vs. Story Points <a href="#h_cd813559c8" id="h_cd813559c8"></a>

You can change all calculations to

* Issues
* Points

where Points represent `Story Points` field in JIRA.

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The setting will effect on the following metrics

* [Completion Rate](#h_644d874c5f)
* [Issues Completed](#h_4338c3aeae)
* [Scope Change](#h_ea038e84a1)
* [Investments](#h_e1bf47e112)

## Sharing & Export <a href="#h_c571fda660" id="h_c571fda660"></a>

### Export as CSV <a href="#h_f0b044d053" id="h_f0b044d053"></a>

You can export Retro Report in CSV format using the Export button.

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### Export as Image <a href="#h_0a8637b00c" id="h_0a8637b00c"></a>

You can export Retro Report Drill-in page in PNG format using the Export button.

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### Share via URL <a href="#h_041d785e2a" id="h_041d785e2a"></a>

You can export any page in Haystack, including Retrospective pages just by sharing the URL. The URL will have the team & the week/sprint information allowing you to easily share with other teammates.\
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​Example: `https://delivery.usehaystack.io/team/{teamId}/review/{reportId}`

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## FAQ <a href="#h_5b98aac6dd" id="h_5b98aac6dd"></a>

<details>

<summary> Why is first row in Retros page tagged as active?</summary>

&#x20;The [first row](https://cdn.zappy.app/c87ef95a8922bdea013234d7cd35d2a5.png) in Retros page is the only week/sprint that is not completed, thus any number you see there can change during the week.

* Sprint teams, once you complete the sprint
* Kanban teams, once it's Monday

The report will stop being as active and the tag will be removed. Any number you see will freeze unless you change [configurations that effects the page](#h_d7a2e62e6a).

</details>

<details>

<summary>Can Retrospective page numbers change?</summary>

Except for the [first row](#h_4590049b74), all numbers are static.

Once the sprint/week is complete the number will not change except for any update Team Settings.

Update in the following settings will change historical data

1. Retrospective page settings
   1. [Issue vs Story Points](#h_cd813559c8)
2. [Team settings](https://delivery.usehaystack.io/team/settings)
   1. Jira board
   2. Filter Sprints
   3. Members
   4. Show member's work outside of the board
   5. Include non-team members work

</details>

<details>

<summary>How is sprint completion calculated?</summary>

You can read how Sprint Completion Rate is calculated [here](#h_644d874c5f)[.](#h_87798c72d7)

</details>

<details>

<summary>Can I update the sprint completion calculation?</summary>

No. Sprint Completion metric is pre-defined. It cannot be configured.

</details>

<details>

<summary>Can I use issues instead of story points (or visa versa)?</summary>

Yes, you can switch between story points & issues. You can read more [here](#h_cd813559c8).

</details>

<details>

<summary>Can I use JIRA's original time estimate field?</summary>

No. Haystack only supports issues & storypoints. You can read more [here](#h_cd813559c8).

</details>

<details>

<summary>What is Injected Issue?</summary>

There are 2 terms you need to be aware of

* **Committed Issue:** Any issue that was inside the sprint before the sprint started.
* **Injected Issue:** Any issue that was added to the sprint after the sprint started.

**Note**: To handle edge cases, after a sprint has started, if any issue has been added to the sprint with-in a 10 minute period, Haystack considered them as "Committed Issues". After this grace period ends, all issues added the to sprint will be counted as "Injected Issue"

You can read more [here](#h_5970b5143a).

</details>

<details>

<summary>What happens when removing tickets from a sprint?</summary>

A ticket can only be removed from a sprint only during the sprint.

This would effect any metric from scope/completion rate/issue completed etc. for that sprint. Once the sprint is completed, the metrics will freeze.  \
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For more info read [#h\_d7a2e62e6a](#h_d7a2e62e6a "mention")

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